Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Shelia’s smile froze. “Why?”

“Mr. Nichols is taking his wife tonight, so it wouldn’t be convenient for you to attend.”

Shelia forced a smile. “Oh, so he’s taking his wife. That’s great. I didn’t want to go anyway.”

“That’s good.”

Shelia held her phone and bit her lip.

Her roommates exchanged glances.

“Shelia, did your boyfriend stand you up?”

“I heard this event is international. Didn’t your boyfriend organize it to introduce you to some foreign entrepreneurs?”

Facing their skeptical looks, Shelia managed a weak smile. “He has an important client to accompany. I

shouldn’t disturb him.”

Shelia glanced at the dress in her hands, her expression dimming.

‘Juan never likes Debra. Why did he suddenly….

She tightened her grip on the dress.

She had looked forward to tonight’s event for so long. She couldn’t just give up.

As the night fell, Juan had a splendid black dress sent to Debra.

He had been waiting downstairs for a while when he saw Debra descending the stairs.

Though he had seen Deby

surprise.

in a burgundy dress the other day, seeing her in this outfit still took Juan by

He hadn’t realized how beautiful Debra could be.

ready,” Debra said, lifting her

have

to see

in the black dress, Joe

in this

Juan glanced at him.

his mistake and

“It’s okay.”

didn’t care, and she

Chapter 5

Joe and muttered, “You won’t get

but dared not say

he got for being

Debra get out of

around them cast admiring glances at

lady

be Mrs.

Mrs. Nichols together before. They make quite the power

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Juan took Debra’s hand.

her hand, but with so many people around, she had to go along with

many faces she had encountered in her

such a high–level international

finance to impress Juan,

sound of shattered glass grabbed everyone’s

accidentally broke a vase of roses, and the

man come from? Get

“Hold on.”

stepped forward, picking up the roses from the ground. She noticed

rare.

and startled the guests. Let me have him

manager.

it’s broken, just ask him to prepare a new one,” Debra said. “These roses were brought by Mr. Houston for everyone’s enjoyment. How about each lady take one to appreciate his

manager waved off

forward, lowering his voice. “I didn’t

shrugged. “Just trying to please

stepped out of a taxi

them and tried

at the taxi and stopped her

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